Hat



March 31, 1959- c. L. R. wl-:LTON

HAT

Filed April 17, 1956 United States Patent() HAT Charles L. Roy Welton,Saratoga, Wyo. Application April 17, 1956, Serial No. 578,803 1 Claim.(Cl. 2-175) This invention relates to an article to be worn and moreparticularly to a hat.

The object of the invention is to provide a hat which includes a crownand brim, there being a means provided for maintaining the brim immobilein its various adjusted positions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hat of the Western stylewhich is highly decorative and comfortable to wear, there being a meansprovided for maintaining the rim immobile in its various adjustedpositions,

and whereby there is further provided a means for permitting the crownof the hat to be adjusted so that the hat can be worn by persons withdifferent sizes of heads or the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a Western style hatwhich is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture. t

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and inwhich like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout thesame.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hat, constructed according to thepresent invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken through the hat.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a side elevationalfview of the hat.

Figure 6 is a sectional View taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a view illustrating the wire member for maintaining the brimimmobile in its adjusted position.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates the crownof the hat, while the numeral 11 designates the brim, and the crown andbrim can be made of any suitable material such as leather. The crown andbrim of the hat are adapted to have fanciful or decorativeornamentations thereon, as shown in Figures l and 5 so as to enhance theattractiveness of the hat.

The crown 10 includes a top wall 12, and a substantially cylindrical orannular side wall 13, the top wall 12 and side wall 13 beingsecuredtogether by suitable stitchings 14, Figure 2.

The brim 11 may consist of an upper section 15 and a lower section 16,and these sections 15 and 16 dene adjacent their outer ends a continuouspocket 17 which receives a wire support member 18, Figures 6 and 7. Dueto the provision of the wire support member 18, the brim 11 can befolded to different positions and the rigidity of the wire will causethe brim to maintain its various adjusted positions. Stitching 19 may beused for securing the brim 11 to a lower horizontal portion 20 whichprojects outwardly from the bottom of the side wall 13 of the crown 10.Lacing 21 may be secured to the outer portion of the brim 11, andsuitable decorations 22 and 23 may be provided on the brim 11 and crown10 for increasing the attractiveness of the hat.

There is further provided a means for permitting the size of the hat tobe adjusted as desired so that it can be comfortably worn by the user.This means is shown in detail in Figures 3 and 4 and includes a bodymember 24 which may be made of a suitable piece of iiexible metal. Thebody member 24 is provided in one end thereof with a plurality of spacedapart openings or apertures 25, while the other end of the body member24 is provided with a hook 26 which is adapted to engage the openings25. By positioning the hook 26 in dilerent of the openings 25, the lowerportion of the crown 10 can be compressed or permitted to expand so thatthe hat can be comfortably worn by the user.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that there has been provided a hat ofthe Western style or type which includes the crown 10 and wide brim 11.The hat can be made of any suitable material or can be made of anydesired size and shape and the hat may be provided with suitableornamentations or decorations 22 and 23 orthe like so as to enhance theattractiveness of the hat. The brim 11 of the hat has the wire bodymember 18 mounted in its outer edge and due to the inherent resiliencyand bendability of the wire 18, the brim 11 can be removed from thesolid line position snown in Figure 2 to the broken line position inFigure 2 and the brim will retain or remain in the broken line positionafter it has been moved to tnis position. Furthermore, the side wall 13or' the crown 10 can be compressed or permitted to expand by engagingthe hook 26 with different of the openings 25. Thus, by moving the hook26 into engagement with the various openings 25, the effective size ofthe band or body member 24 can be varied whereby the hat can tbe cworncomfortably or made to lit different sizes of ea s.

The hat may be lined with a suitable leather sweatband and othersuitable material can be used for the lining if desired. Also nylon meshcan be inlaid for summer use so as to insure that the hat will be coolduring warm weather. The hat may be made of any suitable material suchas boot leather, and the hat may be made in different colors. The partscan be secured together in any suitable manner, as for example, bysuitable stitching. The hat may be made to match boots, coats, or thelike and various colors or color combinations can be used. The lacing 21can also be of any desired color and ifl desired ventilation openingscan be provided for providing a cool hat for summer use.

I claim:

In a hat, a crown including an annular adjustable side wall having ahorizontal portion extending outwardly from the lower edge thereof; anda top wall extending across the top of said side wall and securedthereto, an adjustable brim extending outwardly from the lower edge ofsaid side wall and secured thereto, and means for maintaining saidbrimimmobile in its adjusted position, said means comprising a wiresupport member, said brim including an upper and lower section arrangedin superposed relation with respect to each other, the outer portions ofsaid sections being spaced apart to dene a pocket for receiving saidwire support member, the inner portions of said sections being spacedapart` to dene a pocket for receiving the horizontal portion on thelower edge of said side wall and an adjustable body member extendingaround the outer portion of said side wall adjacent the lower edgethereof to retain said side wall in selective adjusted positions.

(References on following page) 3 Referencesv Cited in th; flc of thispatent-y UNITED STATES PATENTS Sanders June 16, 1885 Mallory Sept. 8,1863 5 Simonson lune 27, 1882 Weiner Apr. 6, 1909

